Wischhafen

Municipality in Lower Saxony, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Wischhafen within Stade district

53°46′14″N 09°18′58″E / 53.77056°N 9.31611°E / 53.77056; 9.31611CountryGermanyStateLower SaxonyDistrictStade Municipal assoc.Nordkehdingen Subdivisions6 districtsGovernment

• MayorHeinrich von Borstel (SPD)Area

• Total33.68 km² (13.00 sq mi)Elevation

1 m (3 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[1]

• Total3,066 • Density91/km² (240/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

21737

Dialling codes04770, 04779Vehicle registrationSTDWebsitewww.nordkehdingen.de

Wischhafen (low German Wischhoben) is a municipality in the district of Stade, in Lower Saxony, Germany.

History

It belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen. In 1648 the Prince-Archbishopric was transformed into the Duchy of Bremen, which was first ruled in personal union by the Swedish and from 1715 on by the Hanoverian Crown. In 1823 the Duchy was abolished and its territory became part of the Stade Region.

Geography

In the north of Wischhafen is the Elbe river. In the East is the South Elbe River. In the South of Wischhafen is the village Drochtersen. In the north are the two villages Freiburg and Oederquart.

Parts of the municipality

Wischhafen has the following parts:

Hamelwörden
Wischhafen
Neuland
Wolfsbruchermoor
Neulandermoor
Hamelwördenermoor.

Literature

Hartmut Reichert u. a.: Chronik der Gemeinde Wischhafen, Stade 2001
Hamelwörden. In: Heinrich Schmidt-Barrien: Aus meinen Jungensjahren. Uthlede, Hamelwörden und Barrien. 1902–1917. Heide 1992, Seite 26-127; ISBN 3-8042-0572-0

References

^ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.